Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
3.这种电影看的真的难受，因为电影里的问题是真实存在并且还将一直存在.
2小时40分的正反压制式打法，也就只有印度片还能编织出这么多的桥段和伏笔吧，而且歌舞也就只占了20分钟？确实难以想象，在全知视角和情绪赋予里，强弱对比这么明显，法官彻底成为背景板，印度人是怎么编剧做到顺理成章的
拍法非常不可以，哪来这么高分。近乎病态地直接表现暴行（孟买酒店也这样，算是风格化了吗？你确定观众的反应是你想要的？），却对律师毫无描绘平板一块，简直天降英雄。法官更是无欲求的青天大老爷，最终只能是下面人的错，并不触及系统，是与中国电影同归了。
大概在3.5吧，因为叙事意图太明显，也脱不了韩国电影的用力。《绿洲》和《薄荷糖》之后，这里的薛景求真认不出，好演员的塑造角色的能力简直无穷。昌大是个讨喜的角色，演员一张“非池中物”的脸，是必须要离开渔民和庶子身份的证据之一。总体上剧本较弱，黑白影像的意义没有足够大，也不觉得营造了什么非黑白而不能的意境。
其实警察大半夜来告诉女主她老公逃狱
低种族出身，就像剔骨难消的出厂设置，在印度成为低劣人种、品行败坏的刻板标签。此种语境下，遭受黑警惨绝人寰的暴行依然坚守自己清白的丈夫，成为穷途末路上捍卫自身正义的献祭者。始终拒绝和谈、不向当权者低头的妻子，仿若莅入人间炼狱、争取平权社会的湿婆真身。而以良知和专业毅然对抗国家机器的律师，外加不愿同流合污的督察组成的双雄搭档，最终成为印度腐朽司法体制的破局者，奉献了这场属于“贱民阶级”的公正胜利。文本依然很印度，法庭抗辩和调查取证过程紧凑而跌宕。就是前情铺垫和歌舞混剪显得拖沓冗余，如果去掉奇观化、风情化表达，剪到120分钟会更好看。
故事还行，拍得非常非常主旋律。
理学，儒学，基督教，哲学，官场，吃人...前面畅快后面纡郁
警惕印共打黑警牌。太冗长，结尾真把律师当意见领袖了，欧美也不敢这么吹。
这样的律师出现之前，有多少冤案都没人知道，不单单是一起盗窃案，更是对阶层社会的一次洗牌。印度都开始能够直面历史中的黑暗了，好像我们还有太多关于ZF的历史都要掖着藏着。
竟然用这么浪漫的拍摄风格来拍历史电影。韩国近代史中的“觉醒年代”，新旧更替体现在了两位主人公身上，尤其是昌大，他的身世和经历，以及后来的学识渐长后，各种矛盾都在他身上集中爆发。唉，最终都还是历史洪流中的缩影了。
男主角的职业在国内早已被污名化为过街老鼠一般的存在，在可以预见的将来，能与之画上等号的即是女权。如果说让渡权力可以获得更简单安定的生活，那人类又为何从奴隶、封建一直走向共和？
可说是中国古典文学爱好者必看影片。以前对韩国电影有个挥之不去的印象就是小器，看上去深刻但无大气象，这部完全使我改观，感动之余又觉得遗憾。感动是因电影本身传达的内容，遗憾是以后如果有人问我有没有讲述中国古代文人的电影，我会跟他推荐《兹山鱼谱》，中国古代那么多的人物故事，大如宋应星《天工开物》，郦道元《水经注》，小如历朝历代无数位文人匠师所著典籍，却无对应的好电影呈现，如何不遗憾？这并非执着中韩电影差异。古代文人寄情于山水是有复杂原因的，不仅是因为山水怡情，也是因为现实无情。山水永远无私，一个人无论是什么身份地位，无论他苦乐与否，都可以在山水自然中找到安慰——既是生理上，也在个人价值和灵魂，这也是田园山水诗的地位如此之高的原因。近年中国一直宣扬传统文化，但恕我直言，这样的电影目前我国是看不到的。
一开始想因为律师的角色形象太过片面想打四星的，但后来想了一下这个片子是以时代来反映人物，而不是以人物反映时代，那么这个律师角色其实就是无数个追求和坚守正义的勇士的集合体，这么一想好像也自洽了。而且我还是希望能多一些这样聚焦底层人民的电影，所以多添加了一些个人情感，就把这部电影作为我2022年的第一个五星吧
破例给个5*吧4+1情感分，前40分钟看得有点犯困，节奏有点慢，另外这片子叙事节奏也有很多欠技巧的地方，略平了，悬念和细节都有可改进得更好看的地方。但情节真的是可以用震撼形容，就冲印度可以随意示威加司法独立这两点，也比某国强的太多。很难不让人类比雷洋案。你国不是电影不如印度，…… 再多就不说了。应该是我2021年看的最好的电影。IMDB评分有点虚高，TOP250的倒还合理，不知是怎么排的。
太喜欢这种黑白美学了。
从印度能拍出这样的电影和股市经济不难看出未来将会超过zg，时长如果能控制在120分钟左右就好了。 7.8/10
部分画面呈现的东方美学充分体现了朝鲜与中国在文化内核上共性之大 而师徒之间的友情与处世哲学之最终同化，其实只是起到这部略有平铺直叙的影片剧情上的衔接功能 结尾略有淡薄，也可能是预期过高所致 还是值得推荐
印东边那国更需要千万个杰伊·比姆，为“低种姓”的人奋力疾呼，伸张正义！
皆是如此
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